The National tribune., 1887-01-20
NATIONAL TRIBUNE: THURSDAY

Capt. McGill to unlimber q couple Of guns and
! give them a shot, Gen. Geary in person sight
ed one of the pieces. Both were fired simulta-
neously. The effect of ovr fire was pereeptible
| by confusion of the group and precipitate
retreat. Gen. Geary always believed that he
| sighted the gun that killed Gen. Polk"
| G. +. Engle. Co. K, SD Ohio, Mifflin, o..
writes that he is making collection Of photo
| graphs of members of the SD Ohio, which he
| intends to present to the Regimental Associa-
| ton at its next Reunion. He would like to
have any comrades of the regiment send him
| their photographs He would also be glad TO
receive the photographs OF comrades who are
| dead.
George F. Mitchell, SD n. Y, East Saginaw,
Mich, says that Comrade Pond, 9TH Wis, was
| wrong in placing Col. Huffman in command Of
| the seth Pa. He was Colonel of the 23d n. Y.
| A. McFeeley, Co. G., 18th Ind. hopes the Con-
gressmen will not forget the promises they
made to the soldiers when they were candidates
| for election.
| Information is asked, through THE Ma
| TIONAL TRIBUNE, of John G. Bond, Co. G, 2d
Ill. Cav, who enlisted in July, 1861, and was
mustered out in August, 1864. He was last
heard of at Vicksburg in February, 1865, at
which time he was engaged in buying cotton for
firm of spectators 1t was reported that he
was killed by guerrilIas.
| Il. 5. Battin, Co. b. 115th Ind, Wadesburg,
| Mo-, wishes to know to what division and corps
/ the 115th, 116th 117th and 11Sth Ind. six
months regiments belonged. Hesays the 115th
left indianapolis in August. 1863, marched
from Nicholasville. KY, to Cumberland Gap.
thence to Greenville and Knoxville, in East
Tennessee. Returning, it left Cumberland
Gap Dec. 10, reaching Cincinnati on New Years
| day.
r. P. Devon, Bruce, Oak, describes the adj
ventures of two soldiers of the Sd Wis, who
narrowly escaped being captured while ON the
retreat from Winchester, Va, under Gen. Banks.
He says that accounts of Cedar Mountain do
not give justice to the Sd Wis, which bore a
| conspicuous part in that engagement.
| j. NJ. Barron, Co. +, 54th ILL.,, Howard, Kan,
| suggests that the boys take rest on the " Iron
Brigade" and see if they can find man who
| did not belong to the Steal Brigade"
| E. Mclaughlin, 9Th Me-, East Saginaw Mich,
| wishes some of the readers of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE would solve the mystery spoken of
in the December Century in the article by Frank
| G. Bond, of Gen. Lees staff. The article speaks
| OF Gen. Lee as trusting in Providence " at the
| battle of Antietam. Mr.. Bond saws Federal
brigade forded Antietam Creek, came in rear Of
Lees lines. and returned without firing a shot,
Who commanded the brigade and what troops
were they? None of our histories mention
anything of the kind.
James f. Sowders, Co. d, 30th Ind, Clinton
Iowa, sends a copy of letter written by an
| Indiana Copperhead to friend at the front, in
| November, 1862. The writer of the letter de-
nOunces the war as an abolition crusade"
and closes by saying "Aly advice to you is 10
be a good boy, do not gamble nor drink any
| whisky nor hurt anybody; and the first time
you get chance desert and come home" Com
rade Sowders says that hundreds Of similar let
| tiers were received in the army during the war
Geo. w. Milham. Bazine, Kan, correcting
Comrade Shelton, Co. ID, 10Th ILL.,. says the
regiments composing the First Brigade, Third
Division, Twentieth Corps. were the 105th and
10th ILL.,, 10th Ind and 10Th Ohio.
J. V. Perdew, Co. III, 55t5 Ohio. Eagle, Mich,
calls Comrade Grimshaw to order when he
claims that the Second Division of the Four
/ tecnth Corps was the first 10 cross Peach Tree
Creek, and did some heavy fighting before any
other troops reached the field. He says the
/ Third Division of the Twentieth Corps crossed
the creek and fired the first gun on July 20,
1861.
s. J. Tinsman. Co. !, 9th N. j., Burnside, N.
Y, gives expression to the great grief he feels,
in common with all comrades, at the death of
Gen. Logan. He says that every man in the
Nation may well she'd tear over his grave.
John +. Fillingham, Co. X, 9Th Ill. Cav,
thinks COmrade SuFby was correct in his ac-
count of the cavalry fighting at Nashville. He
says the Second Brigade Of Hatch's Division
| was composed of the 9Th, 18th and 9th Ill. Cav.
and I'd Iowa Cav. 1t was commanded first by
Gen. Grierson, then by Gen. Hatch and lastly
| by Gen. Coon. All were excellent officers and
had no reason TO be ashamed Of the Second
Brigade.
S. Mckenzie, 9Th Ind. battery. Springfield,
Iowa, objects to Comrade T. W. Smiths state
ment that the Goth Ind. battery killed Gen
| Polk. He says il was SimOnson's 9th Ind
battery, and that this fact has been abuadautly
established by incOntroyertible evidence
A. p. Pierson, 9th Mich. Cav, Pontiac Mich,
would like to see big-hearted Gov AIger, Of
Michigan, nominated for President He says
that State would give him $1,000 majority.
C. b. Clyne. Co. f, 9th N. y, Colorado
Springs, Colo, referring to the contest over
| Lookout Mountain, calls upon his comrades Of
the white Star Division" not to surrender
but to keep up the fight as long as they can see
head above the breastwOrks 10 shoot at. He
says the White Star boys got there first, and nc
amount of claiming by others can rob them Of
their well-earned laurels.
Edward George, Crookston, Mimi, wishes Il
know something regarding the services per
| formed by the lS9th N. Y. from Jan. 10 1865
to June 1st of that year, and also what Surgeons
were with the regiment and who eOEn manded il
during that time.
T. c. Dutton, Co. ID, Sd Wis, Medford, MINI.
says it is very much moro amusing and enter
tanning TO read of the experiences of tn,
soldiers than it was to actively participate il
/ tnem. lie says many OF the OlQ ucIenuerS art
growing feeble with declining years and dis
ease, which is the consequence of their hard
ships, and he calls upon the members of Con
gress to fulfill the pledges which were so freely
made when the men enlisted.
w. +. Yeoman, Co. L, 9Th Ill. Cav, Silver
Creek, Neb, says he is constant reader of THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE, but has looked in vain fol
anything from the old Cavalry Brigade in which
were the Sth ILL.,, Sd Ind. and Sth ~. Y
j. X. Bowling, Co. III, 11th V. Z. c., Wheat
land, Iowa, wonders what has become of Com
rades Miller, Towner, Chittenden, Sixberry and
others of his company. He has not heard
from any of them since the war. He thinks il
is about time that Congress should kindle a
little fire to warm up the old veterans who
have thus far been left out in the cold.
Mrs. Walter s. Mundell, Fowler, Mich, says
that she received for a Christmas present a
large photograph album, which she would be
very glad to fill with photographs of survivors
of the old Sd Mich, to which her husband be-
longed. All such that may be sent her will be
thankfully received and warmly appreciated.
WIN. Ill. Denny, First Sergeant, Co. b, 18th
Mo. Cav, America City, Kan, saw recently in
the column of Condensed Letters the name of his
brother, Thos. J. Denny, Co. NJ, I'd U. S. Cav.
The latter omitted to give his postotliee adj
dress, and VIM. III. Denny would be very glad
to hear from him, as he has been trying to find
his whereabouts for 10 years past.
G. B. Evans, Frederick, Md, writes that he
was very glad to see the communication ofSerg't-
Maj. Hill, Nth Ky. He says his father and
brother served in Co. h of that regiment, both OF